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The School of Planning is pleased to announce that Kayleigh Swanson will be serving as the new Student Governing Board Representative for the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning (ACSP).  She will be serving a two year term which begins this spring, "the role of the student representative is to ensure that the concerns of students are reflected in discussions and decisions of the ACSP Governing Board."

Application deadline: December 3, 2021, at 11:59 pm.

The Jack Rosen Pitch Competition is a multifaceted program aimed at supporting aspiring young entrepreneurs through pitch resources, coaching, and exposure. The Jack Rosen Pitch Competition provides a valuable opportunity for students to get practice, get noticed and get $3,000 to fund their idea.

The School of Planning acknowledges that much of our work takes place on the territory of the Neutral, Anishinaabeg and Haudenosaunee peoples. Our main campus is situated on the Haldimand Tract, the land granted to the Six Nations of the Grand River. 

In addition to our regular faculty complement, the School commonly draws on sessional instructors, many of them registered professional planners, to teach courses relating to specific areas of professional expertise and to substitute in case of faculty leaves. For Fall 2020, we are pleased to welcome the following sessional instructors:

Professor August Discusses the Financialization of the Housing Market

In this episode of TVO’s The Agenda, host Steve Paikin interviewed a panel including the School of Planning’s own Martine August.

The School of  Planning offers our sincere congratulations to 2014 Alumni Rukshan de Silva for receiving the Young Planner of the Year award in New South Wales! Rukshan also completed a Master of Economic Development and Innovation (MEDI) at Waterloo before

embarking on his very successful career in both the private (HOK) and public (Town of Halton) sectors.

The Association of Graduate Planners (AGP) in conjunction with the School of Planning are pleased to announce the schedule of speakers for the fall term. These events are made possible by the efforts of the AGP and funding from the generous contributions of UWPAT.

Open roads: one co-op student’s experience working abroad

by Andreea Perescu

The School of Planning is very pleased to announce that Kevin Curtis joined our team as of September 1, 2016, taking on the Faculty position of "Planning Lecturer". Kevin is an accomplished Planning professional with a tremendous range of practical and academic experience.

The International Council on Monuments and Sites Canada has selected School of Planning master's student Ashley Rudkevitch as one of two winners of their 2016 juried award.